| Unified theory regarding A/P and M/L balance in quiet stance. | |
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PMID: 8793746 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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1. Control of posture in quiet stance has been quantified by center of pressure (COP) changes in the anterior-posterior (A/P) and medial-lateral (M/L) directions from a single force platform. Recording from a single force platform, researchers are unable to recognize two separate mechanisms that become evident when two force platforms are used. Depending on the stance position taken, many combinations of an ankle mechanism and a hip (load/unload) mechanism are evident. In side-by-side stance, A/P balance is totally under ankle (plantar/dorsiflexor) control, whereas M/L balance is under hip (abductor/adductor) control. In tandem stance, the A/P balance is dominated by the hip mechanism, with mixed and small or sometimes negligible contributions by the ankle plantar/dorsiflexors: for M/L balance, the reverse is evident; ankle invertors/evertors dominate, with mixed and small contribution from the hip load/unload mechanism. In an intermediate 45 degrees stance position, both ankle and hip mechanisms contribute to the net balance control in totally different ways. In the M/L direction the two strategies reinforce, whereas in the A/P direction the ankle mechanism must overcome and cancel most of the inappropriate contribution by the hip load/unload mechanism. A spatial plot of the separate mechanisms reveals the fact that the random-looking COP scatter plot is nothing more than a spatial and temporal summation of two separate spatial plots. A straight line joining the individual COPs under each foot is the load/unload line controlled by the hip mechanism. At right angles to this load/unload line in the side-by-side and tandem positions is the independent control line by the ankle muscles. In an intermediate standing position, the separate control lines exist, but now the ankle control is not orthogonal to the load/unload line; rather, it acts at an angle of approximately 60 degrees. The direction of these ankle control and load/unload lines also allows us to pinpoint the muscle groups responsible at the ankle and hip in any of the stance positions. |
Authors:
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D A Winter; F Prince; J S Frank; C Powell; K F Zabjek |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of neurophysiology Volume: 75 ISSN: 0022-3077 ISO Abbreviation: J. Neurophysiol. Publication Date: 1996 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-01-15 Completed Date: 1997-01-15 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0375404 Medline TA: J Neurophysiol Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2334-43 Citation Subset: IM; S |
Affiliation:
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Department of Kinesiology, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. |
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Adult Ankle / innervation, physiology Biomechanics Extremities / innervation, physiology Foot / innervation, physiology Gravity Sensing / physiology* Humans Muscle, Skeletal / innervation, physiology Posture / physiology* Pressure |
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